The Lions restructured the contract of wide receiver Marvin Jones, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). The adjustment will save the Lions $2.2MM against the salary cap. 
After the Lions traded Golden Tate to the Eagles on Tuesday, Jones is in line for an even bigger role in the offense. And, by tweaking his deal, Jones may have opened the door for some of his teammates to receive extensions.
Jones inked a five-year, $40MM free agent deal with the Lions prior to the 2016 season. He’s contract, with two years to go, allows the Lions to release him after the season with $3.2MM in dead money versus $4.9MM in savings. Details of the restructure are unknown, but Jones may have gained some security for 2019 in exchange for his concession.
Jones, 28, caught seven passes for 117 yards and two scores against the Seahawks on Sunday. Heading into a Week 9 matchup against the Vikings, Jones has 26 grabs for 387 yards and five scores on the year.
Always keep a 4 armed WR!
his catch radius is off the charts
I smell a 5-year extension for TJ Lang coming.
What’s it smell like?
A White Castle fart the morning after a night of excessive beer drinking.
Sarcasm. There are no 2019 FA’s that appear to be hot targets to sign. Taylor Decker and Graham Glasgow are 2020 FA’s. The speculation of this article is a head scratcher.
Tom Brady wants to return to his college day roots at Michigan and has asked for a trade to the Lions but they had to create cap space.
The Tate trade was masterful because Lions had too much cap room so by them pursuing FA’s & signing them would negate the loss of Tate which means no compensation pick. That pick more than likely would have been a 4th round pick unless Tate signed a monster deal which could have been a 3rd rounder. This maneuver frees up more cash for them to sign FA’s or extend a player or two. Lastly, the Lions aren’t going to Franchise Ziggy again since he can’t stay on the field. He will sign with someone and get overpaid for sure. Lions most assuredly will draft a DE Edge Rusher & probably sign one as well. Tabor looks horrible so he might be the first high pick Quinn has blown. He doesn’t have the speed or quickness to play CB. He might have to play Safety or Dime package only. He’s a huge liability. Can’t wait to see Powell play WR who Tate said is a faster bigger version of himself. He will be active next week was called up from practice squad last week but was inactive for the game. TJ Jones gets first crack but I am more interested in seeing Powell.